Forum: Help With Reception
29-Sep-2015, 12:35 AM
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So, I have/had ONE other problem child channel:...
So, I have/had ONE other problem child channel: WBSF-46 (actually broadcast on RF46) that's only 30KW, and 36 miles away. That channel shares a tower with a BLOW-TORCH channel that broadcasts on RF22...
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-Sep-2015, 10:19 PM
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Ok, just got back the quote for an AC7-CH.20U...
Ok, just got back the quote for an AC7-CH.20U from Tin Lee. This is for adding a separate HDB91x antenna dedicated JUST for WUWB-20. Anybody want to weigh in on these specs, and maybe break them down...
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Forum: Help With Reception
5-Sep-2015, 6:49 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
5-Sep-2015, 4:09 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
2-Sep-2015, 11:04 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
2-Sep-2015, 8:26 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
31-Aug-2015, 1:19 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Aug-2015, 3:33 AM
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So, I need a house in that subdivision! lol
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So, I need a house in that subdivision! lol
I'd LOVE to have a lakefront house right there at landfall. Unfortunately, even though some of the houses there are very old, people with money tend to...
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Aug-2015, 2:06 AM
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Ok, in that subdivision as you drive along the...
Ok, in that subdivision as you drive along the road ( starting at the landfall area of the Wjrt signal), that parallels the lake (UP in your pic) you go UP a hill there that's just past the upper...
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Aug-2015, 1:26 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
26-Aug-2015, 12:59 AM
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The "Lake" (and I use the word loosely) is the...
The "Lake" (and I use the word loosely) is the Tittabawassee (yes, it's an American indian word) river, that's dammed up on one end with a hydroelectric dam that's been there since 1925. The dam is...
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-Aug-2015, 3:54 AM
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Hummm, so as I suspected, my VHF antenna for...
Hummm, so as I suspected, my VHF antenna for WJRT-12 is just BARELY at the very bottom of the 'wave' of signal from this transmitter. It's a wonder at the moment that I get it as well as I do most of...
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Forum: Help With Reception
22-Aug-2015, 6:43 PM
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That's already been tried (lowering). Also, I...
That's already been tried (lowering). Also, I know the antennas are probably too close, however moving the UHF antenna lower kills it's signal a lot. That UHF antenna also works best BELOW the VHF...
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Forum: Help With Reception
22-Aug-2015, 1:22 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
22-Aug-2015, 12:24 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
22-Aug-2015, 12:00 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-Aug-2015, 1:13 AM
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The trees are 85-90ft tall. I know this for a...
The trees are 85-90ft tall. I know this for a fact, as I dropped some of them (to clear satellite arc) a few years ago, and measured them once they were on the ground. That way I knew what I'd deal...
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Forum: Help With Reception
20-Aug-2015, 11:22 PM
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I would agree that I need more signal at the...
I would agree that I need more signal at the antenna. Yes, the antennas are maybe mounted too close right now, but I'll fix that with the new longer mast. My house is in a slight hollow, (and...
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Forum: Help With Reception
20-Aug-2015, 8:50 PM
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Aug-2015, 8:11 PM
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Thanks Rabbit, I will read/study through that...
Thanks Rabbit, I will read/study through that thread again to see If there's any ideas I can implement for myself. I know my antenna configuration is not 100% set in stone as of yet, there's many...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Aug-2015, 7:23 PM
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This is just crazy! So, the main issues above...
This is just crazy! So, the main issues above have been cured by unplugging the Harbor Freight charger, and changing the Dell laptop power brick for an upgraded unit that works fine.
So, with...
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Aug-2015, 7:17 PM
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Moving DOWN, even by a foot (which is the...
Moving DOWN, even by a foot (which is the easiest) lowers the signal and makes it permanently worse. It'll be sometime in the next week before I can mount it higher. I have a few logistics that need...
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Aug-2015, 11:03 PM
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Thank YOU!, I appreciate you bringing up, and...
Thank YOU!, I appreciate you bringing up, and getting me to re-evaluate the whole thing,
I had thought about power-line interference, but couldn't think of what I had here that might cause it. I...
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Forum: Help With Reception
11-Aug-2015, 12:06 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
10-Aug-2015, 8:53 PM
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